Damper for fireplace-grates



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1). SLATES. DAMPER FOR FIREPLACE GRATES.

No. 538,356. Patented Apr. 30, 1895.

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DELASS SLATES, OF OA-DIZ JUNCTION,-OHIO.

DAMPER FOR FlREPLACE-GRATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,356, dated April30, 1895.

Application filed October 2, 1894.

To all whom it may concern:

' zen of the United States, residingat Cadiz Junction, in the county ofHarrison, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Dampers for Fireplace Grates; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the.invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make an use the same.

This invention relates generally to an open fireplace grate andparticularly to an improved damper for the same.

Fire place grates as heretofore constructed have been provided with alarge hinged damper which is opened when the fire is first started andalso a small ventilating damper to permit the escape of gases. Thesedampers, however, are at the back of the grate and one must reach acrossthe fire to operate them. This has been found quiteunsatisfactory and toavoid the objection I have designed my present form of grate in whichall the operating parts are located upon the face of the mantel.

My invention consists in the peculiar construction of the various partsand their novel combination or arrangement, all of which will be fullydescribed hereinafter and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings forminga part of this specification Figure 1 is a viewof an open fire place grate provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is asectional view on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the parts indetail.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates a mantel surrounding an open fireplace grate B, which is constructed as usual, except that it has a flattop I), and sets some distance back so as to leave a space I) at thefront which leads to the chimney flue. The top plate of the fire placehas a series of openings 0, and sliding upon the top plate, is a damper0' also provided with perforations and sliding be- Serial No. 524,747.(No model.)

tween the guides D, D, upon the top plate of the fire place. Alever E,is pivoted upon one of the guides and works in a slot in the other slidesaid lever being loosely connected near its rear end with the damper C,and at its forward end is connected with a handle F, which works instaples f, fastened to the face of the mantel. By sliding the handleback and forth the damper C can be regulated as desired. This damper isintended for use after the fire has been started, and when the fire isstarted I employ a large-damper H, which is made in two sections h, saidsections being pivoted at their ends to the top plate of the fire placenear the front of same and at their forward ends are connected to a linkI, which in turn connects with the lever K, pivoted upon the face of themantel. The damper sections h, are broadest at the inner ends and whendrawn forward by the lever and links are intended to close the space b,and shut off the passage to the chimney.

The damper H is'opened when the fire is first started and the damperO',closed. W hen the fire is burning well and all smoke has passed off,the damper H, is closed and the damper O regulated as desired to carryoff all the gases that are thrown 01f.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patout, is

The combination with the fire place grate and mantel facing, of thedamper made in two sections pivoted at their outer ends to the top plateof the fire place grate, the links

